Smoker&#39;s stand



July 26, 1949.

J. J. WIEGAND "SMOKERS STAND 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 10, 1947INVENTOR'.

J. J. WIEGAND SMOKERS STAND July 26, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 10, 1947 v INVENTOR.

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Patented July 26, 1949 1.1.; c oi-c n OFFICE SMOKERS STAND Thisinvention relates to a smokers stand adapted to rest'upon a table, desk,or the like, or upon the floor; depending upon the length of meta;'e'ctions betw the supporting ieet and th'e'upper stru 'iire. i I 4 mdngthe lbqcts of myjnvention are; to provide'" a novel and improved"s'mokers stand; to provide a smokers stand of sturdy construction, easyto assemble, and"pleasing' in appearance; to provideasinokers standhaving one or more ash trafys a'ridfif" 'desfied"otlier smokingaccessories, ane suisp crangnean oP'ii'oVel "construction in which.'saio 'asn nays' ma be easily removable forf' clea ning;ai1d""replacerrientf to provide a sniokers stalnd having removable ashtrays, a

cigal'rette' lightei','a-cigarette container, and a novel supporting'stanjdlfor' siippo'rting the same; to" provide 'a s'iiiokefs standliaving' novel con nectingme'ahsjfor onneetingthe legs to the upperstructure: and suchiurther objects, advantages and capabilities, 1mi rnt1yg esse ee by my in veiitionias will later inore iully appear. Myinvention further-resides in the combination, construction andarrangement of parts 11- lustrated in the accoinpanying drawings, and

while I "ave shown thereinfla preierred embodint ceptible' 6fmodification and change without departing from the spirit of yinvention.

Rig. 1 is aside elevation of a'smokers stand em bodying" my inventiQnE,rid'adapted to be posinon upon a table, desk. Iol insure, and omittingthecigarette lighter and cigarettecontainer for thefsake oi clearnessj AFig. 2 is a topplain view-of Fig; l but showing the cigarette containerand the cigarette lighter in place therein,

Fig. 3fis asectiorionthel e 3-45 of Fig. 1 but omitting the ;legs.f"" iFig. 4 is a section on theline i l of Fig. 2 and assumingior;convenience that the eye is looking toward the line-from thebottomnumeral 4 to the manner the j figure at right angles and from thelinerepresented bythetop numeral t to the center of :the iiguie atright. angles.

Eig 'fi fls) a sidefelevation; partly broken away, of my smokersfiandfbut showing the same for standing upon the floor instead of upon atable, clesk,orthe1ike. j;

Fig. 6 isasection om'the line 6-6 of Fig. 2, but showingthe cigarettelighter in elevation.

Fig. '7 is a viewsirnilar "to Fig. 3 but showing the supportingstructure-constructed for three supporting legsinstea'd of foursupporting legs.

wish it understood that the same is sus- 2O. clamped. together.

John J. Wiegand, Chicago, Ill.

Application July 10,1947, Serial No. 760,019 s Claiins. (01. 2201) Inthe form shown for illustration in the drawings, my smokers standcomprises a main supporting spider I having extending radially therefromarms 2 provided in theirouter ends with enlargements 3 formed withvertically extending cylindrical bores 4 in which are mounted the upperends 5 of the supporting legs 6. Fixed to the upper end 5 of each of thesupporting legs 6 is a collar 1 positioned, so that when the bottom endof the enlargement 3 rests thereon, as seen in Fig. l, the threadedupper end 8 of the upper end 5 of the supporting legs will extend asufficient distance above the upper end of the enlargement 3 to receivea nut 9 for tightening these. parts together. When .nut 9.1a tightenedupon the threaded end 8 of each of the upper end portions 5 of thesupporting leg 6, the enlargement 3 and the upper portion 5 of said legswill be tightly A similar construction is formed for the upper end ofeach of the supporting legs as will be understood in Figs. 1 and 4.

For ornamental appearance each of the nuts 9 and the bottom end oithesupporting spider I will be tapered to a point. Supporting spider lis centrally formed with a threaded. opening or bore Ill to threadablyreceive the threaded-lowertions. from th rod I2 which passes downwardlythrough a central opening I6 in said plate and through a central openingI! insaid spacer stem it. Mounted upon the upper surface of plate I5between the knob l3 and plate is an upper spacer member l8 having ,acentral vertical opening through which rod 12 passes.

From this it will be seen that the parts are rigidly clamped to plate [5by rod I2 being threaded into the threaded opening Ii) of the supportingspider I by inserting the rod thereinto and through these parts androtating the knob I3 in a tightening direction. The legs 6 arepreferably formed at theirlower outer ends with enlargements IQ ofornamental character, and which are preferably providedat their lowerends with a soft cushioning element 20 such as rubber,

3 smokers stand, four being shown in Fig. 3 and three in Fig. '7, forillustrative purposes only.

As seen in Fig. 2 the plate 65 extends laterally in both directions fromthe bolt l2, and at its outer end on each side of said bolt this plateis formed with a circular opening within which is removably seated anash tray 2i, each of these trays being formed at its upper edge with anannular flange '22 to set over the upper edge of the opening 23 formedin plate l5. In this direction of its length the plate #5 is symmetricalon both sides of the center for the reception of said ash trays. Asshown in Fig. 4 these ash trays are preferably downwardly tapered to acentral point 2 3 although other shapes may be used if desired.Surrounding the outer edge of flange 22 is a sheet metal upstanding neck2%) slightly bent inwardly and formed at its upper edge with an annularflange 26. Seated over flange is a complemental flange E'Lformed on theupper edge of the skirt portion 23, which skirt tapers inwardly anddownwardly from flange 2i and at its inner lower edge is formed with acylindrical portion 223 having openings which are diametrically oppositeeach other to receive the extending ends of the small shaft or pin whichis fixed. to the dish cover 3! for covering the upper end of the ashtray. This disk cover 3 I, by reason of this mounting just described, iscapable of being rotated to deposit ashes in the ash tray as desired.

Upstanding from the upper surface of disk 3! is a projection 32 whichserves as a finger piece for manipulating the disk cover 3!. If desiredthe flange 27 at the upper edge of skirt 28 may be welded, brazed orfixed in any desired manner to the upper surface of the flange 25 ofneck 25, so that the top portion of the ash tray may be lifted away fromthe bowl 2| as a unit. Also fixed above the flange 21 Of skirt 28, bywelding,brazing or otherwise as desired, are apair of diametricallyopposite cigarette holding members 53 for temporarily receiving alighted cigarette. The neck member 25 is preferably removable fromflange 22 of the ash bowl to facilitate removal of ashes from this bowlwhen desired. As seen in Fig. 5 the two ash trays or bowls 2| are ofsimilar construction and symmetrically positioned with relation to thecenter of plate l5. As the two ash trays are of similar constructiononly one of them has been described in detail, it being understood thatsaid description applies also to the ash tray on the other side of thesmokers stand,

As shown in Fig. 2 the plate I 5 is formed on one side with theoutwardly extending arms 34 carrying the ringlike member 35 within theopening of which ringlike member is positioned a cigarette container 35.As seen in Fig. 4 this cigarette container is preferably in the form ofa cylindrical can of an appropriate size to hold ciga rettes, and isformed adjacent its upper edge with an outwardly extending bead31'seated' upon the upper edge of the annular ring 35. This container isformed with a. removable lid 38 having a marginal flange 39 removably.seated over the upper edge of the container, this cover being providedwith a handle, 45 to enable removal of the cover when desired.

Upon the opposite side of the axisof plate [5 passing through the ashtrays is a pair of outstanding arms 4| having integrally fixed at theirouter ends an annular ring 42 within the opening of which is seated. acigarette lighter 43. As shown in Fig. 6 this cigarette lighter isprovided adjacent its upper edge with an outwardly ex- 4 tending head 44seated upon the upper edge of the ring 42.

From the above it will be seen that the plate I5 is preferably flat andat its outer edges is formed with openings to receive the ash trays, thecigarette container and the cigarette lighter. Also the construction ofthis smokers stand is such that it may be readily positioned upon atable, desk, or the like for easy access for use.

As seen in, Fig; 5 I may, if desired, interpose between the supportingspider l and the plate I5 an upstanding extension member 45 forpositioning the plate I5 and its smoking accessories at a higher levelwhen it is desired that the legs 6 rest upon the floor instead of upon atable or the like. When using the extending stem 45 the member [4 may bepositioned either at the top of this extension 45 (as shown in fulllines), or at the bottom thereof as shown in dotted lines. in

Fig. 5, depending upon individual taste. Outside of the interposition ofthe:extension member 45 between the supporting spider and the plate I5,the structure shown in Fig. 5 is the same as that shown in Figs. 1 and4. The bowls 2| of the ash trays may be of either transparent ortranslucent glass, plastic material, metal or any other ornamental anddesirable material suitable for the purpose.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A smokers stand, comprising alaterally extending plate having avertically extending central hole therein, a spacer element above saidplate having a vertical opening in registry with said hole, 'a spacerstem below said plate and having a vertical opening in registry withsaid hole, a supporting spider below said stem and having a threadedopening in registry with the opening in the stem; supporting legs fixedto said spider, a knob member mounted on the top of said spacer element,said knob member having a rod extending through-the spacer elementopening, the hole in the plate and through the opening in the spacerstem and threaded into the spider to clamp said parts together. Y r

having a horizontally extending arm formed with a vertical openingtherein, an ash receptacle a mounted in said opening and having anoutwardly extending flange seated'upon the marginal edge of saidopening, an upstanding neck portion encompassing the outer edge of saidflange and at its upper edge having an inwardly and downwardly inclinedskirt, a. cover member rotatably mounted in said skirt, and a supportingstern fixed to said plate and extending downwardly therefrom andlaterally spaced from said ash receptacle for supporting said plate, andreceptacle. Y r

3. In a smokers stand, a main supporting spider having a central bodyportion and a plurality of radially extending arms each having in itsouter end portion a leg receiving bore, a plurality of legs each havinga vertically extending portion extending through one of said legreceiving bores, a collar fixed to said vertical portion of each of saidlegs, the bottom end of each of said radially extending arms resting onone of said collars, an ornamental nut threaded onto the upper end ofeach of said vertical leg portions to clamp the outer end portion ofsaid radially extending arms between said ornamental nut and saidcollar, said legs below said'collars each being curved outwardly into ahorizontal portion, a fiat bottom enlargement on the outer end of eachof said horizontal leg portions, and

a cushioning element on the bottom of each of said enlargements toprevent marring a polished surface upon which the smokers stand mayrest.

4. In a smokers stand, a main supporting spider having a central bodyportion and a plurality of radially extending arms each having in itsouter end portion a leg receiving bore, a leg fixed in each of saidbores, said spider body portion having a threaded central opening, aplate having a vertical opening, a lower spacer member between the topof said spider body portion and the lower face of the plate, an upperspacer member above said plate, said lower and upper spacer members eachhaving a central opening in alignment with the openings in said plateand said spider body portion, and a ball having an elongated rod fixedthereto said rod having threads on its lower end and extending throughthe openings in the upper spacer member, the plate and the lower spacermember, the threaded lower end of the rod being screwed into thethreaded opening in the spider body portion and the ball pressingagainst the upper spacer member to clamp the two spacer members and theplate between the spider body member and the ball, and smokingaccessories on said plate.

5. In a smokers stand, a main supporting spider having a central bodyportion and a plurality of radially extending arms each having in itsouter end portion a leg receiving bore, a plurality of legs each havinga vertical portion extending through said bores, a collar fixed to thesaid vertical portion of each of said legs for supporting said spiderbody portion, a plate, a lower spacer member between the top of thespider body portion and the lower face of the plate, a

, rod screwed into a threaded opening in the spider body portion, anupper spacer member having a central vertical opening through which saidrod passes, and a ball fixed to the top of said rod, whereby rotation ofthe ball and rod will securely clamp the upper and lower spacer members,the plate, the ball and the spider body portion together.

6. In a smokers stand, a main supporting spider having a central bodyportion and a plurality of radially extending arms each having in itsouter end portion a leg receiving bore, a plurality of legs each havinga vertically extendingportion passed through one of said bores, a collarfixed to the vertical portion of each of said legs for supporting saidspider body portion, a nut threaded onto the upper end of each of saidleg Vertical portions for clamping the outer end portion of eachradially extending arm between a collar and a nut for each of said legs,said legs each being curved outwardly into a horizontal portion, anenlargement on the outer end of each of said horizontal leg portions, acushioning element on the bottom of each of said enlargements, a platehaving a vertical opening, a lower spacer member between the top of thespider body portion and the plate, an upper spaced member above theplate, said lower and upper spacer members each having a central openingin alignment with the opening in said plate, and said spider having athreaded opening in alignment with said above mentioned openings, and aball having an elongated rod fixed thereto, said rod having threads onits lower end and passing through each of said upper and lower spacermembers and said plate whereby the threaded lower end of the rod may bescrewed into the threaded opening of the spider body portion, the lowerspacer member, the plate and the upper spacer member being clampedbetween the ball and the spider body portion.

7. A smokers stand, comprising a plate having laterally extendinghorizontal arms each formed adjacent its outer end with a verticalopening, an ash receptacle mounted in each of said openhogs and havingan outwardly extending flange seated upon the marginal edge of saidopening, an upwardly and inwardly inclined neck portion encompassing theouter edge of said flange and at its upper end having an inwardly anddownwardly inclined skirt, a cover member rotatably mounted in saidskirt, and supporting legs fixed to said plate and extending downwardlyand laterally with the outer ends of the legs be ing positioned outsideof a circl including the bottom of the ash receptacles.

8. In a smokers stand, a main supporting spider having a central bodyportion and a plurality of radially extending arms each having in itsouter end portion a leg receiving bore, said spider body portion beingof substantial vertical thickness and having a central threaded openingtherein closed at one end, a plurality of downwardly and outwardlyextending legs each having a vertical upper end extending through one ofsaid bores, a collar fixed to each of said vertical upper ends uponwhich the lower end of an arm rests, a nut threaded upon the upper endof each of said vertical upper ends to clamp said arms between saidcollars and nuts, an upwardly extending stem fixed to the top of saidbody portion, a laterally extending plate, a rod passing through saidplate and stem and threaded into the opening in the spider body portionto clamp these parts together, the upper end of the stem bearing againstthe lower face of the plate concentrically of said hole, and a combinedclamping and carrying member above said plate concentrically of saidhole and comprising a ball fixed to the upper end of said rod and anupper spacer member between the ball and plate, said upper spacer memberhaving a central vertical opening through which the rod passes to clampthetupper spacer member between the ball and pla e.

JOHN J. WIEGAND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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